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For the past decade, audiophiles and game lovers have looked to companies like Dear Reality for the innovative, immersive audio experiences that drive next-gen gaming. The company has continually pushed the boundaries of sound, and in its latest venture, the immersive audio expert is set to ...Continue reading  » Read More

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Liza Anne’s recent single “Cheerleader” celebrated their coming out as gay and nonbinary. They continue to explore that theme on today’s new track, which applies a similarly jubilant sound to a more confused mix of feelings. Built from scratchy guitars, jarring snare drum cracks, funky bass, and a barrage of different vocal hooks,  » Read More

Mick Jenkins is about to follow up 2021’s Elephant In The Room. The Chicago rapper has announced The Patience, a new album dropping next month, and shared a video for its JID collab “Smoke Break-Dance.” Before we get to the music, a word from Jenkins on the overall project:  » Read More

Nick Cave was this week’s guest on “Jiggle Jiggle” guy Louis Theroux’s new Spotify podcast. This apparently resulted in a wave of new listeners discovering Cave’s music for the first time. The latest edition of Cave’s newsletter The Red Hand Files starts with a trio of letters from inquiring minds who listened to the interview with Theroux and wanted to know where to begin with Cave’s catalog.  » Read More

This one’s a heater! DJ Seinfeld, aka Swedish producer Armand Jakobsson, has teamed with the Melbourne dance duo Confidence Man on an absolutely stupendous summer jam called “Now U Do.” Set to a relentless 4/4 pound that still manages to feel aerodynamic and understated, the song is built around a vocal hook I probably will not shake all weekend: “You never used to listen,  » Read More

The new Your Old Droog single is just 67 seconds long, but they’re a worthwhile 67 seconds. “Foie Gras” was produced by Madlib and would work wonders as a scrap within a collage of quick, hardscrabble hip-hop tracks. At the moment, this one stands alone. “Trash rappers, we don’t like the same rhymes,”  » Read More

As is customary among longstanding Dayton, Ohio indie bands, membership in the Smug Brothers has evolved a bit over the years. In its current iteration, the group centers on singer-guitarist Kyle Melton, with drums from Don Thrasher (formerly of Swearing At Motorists and Guided By Voices) and bass by Kyle Sowash (best known for leading the Kyle Sowashes,  » Read More

The sports and music worlds violently collided in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. Britney Spears, out on a double date, spotted the much-hyped NBA rookie Victor Wembanyama. She wanted a photo with the incoming San Antonio Spur, so she walked over and, while attempting to get his attention, tapped him on the shoulder.  » Read More